Obituary
Obituary of John H. De Young
DE YOUNG, John H. age 92 of Oakland died peacefully Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Born in Paterson, John grew up in Hawthorne and lived there until moving to Oakland 59 years ago. John was the Supervisor of Maintenance at the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff for 30 years before his retirement in 1985. He later was the Construction Manager for the CHCC for five years during their expansion program. John was a member of the Living Word Reformed Church, formerly the Sixth Reformed Church in North Haledon. He served his country proudly in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Surviving is his loving wife of 70 years, Cornelia "Connie" (nee Vroegindewey), his sons, John M and his wife Lois of Brentwood, NH and Bruce W and his wife Bonnie of West Milford. Also surviving is his daughter, Sandra L. DeYoung of Oakland. John also leaves his grandchildren, Terry Kennett and her husband Ryan, Gary DeYoung, Craig DeYoung and his wife Susanne, Major Daniel DeYoung and his wife Julie, granddaughter-in-law Phyllis DeYoung and 12 adoring great grandchildren. Visiting Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Funeral Service Monday 10 am at the Funeral Home. Interment Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Fair Lawn, NJ. Memorial contributions may be made to the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or Living Word Reformed Church, 21 Pleasant View Drive, North Haledon, NJ 07508.
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6
January
First Visitation
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Vander Plaat Funeral Home, LLC
257 Godwin Ave
Wyckoff, New Jersey, United States
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6
January
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
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257 Godwin Ave
Wyckoff, New Jersey, United States
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7
January
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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Wyckoff, New Jersey, United States
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